John binges



(No Model.)

J. RINGEN.

GASOLINE STOVE ATTACHMENT;

No. 299,853. Patented June 3,1884.

Urvrrnn STATES PATENT @rricn.

Jenn RINGEN, or sr. LOUIS, MISSOURI, nssrenon or ONETHALF TO LOUISSTOGKSTROM, or SAME PLACE.

'GASOLlNE-STOVE ATTACHMENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 299,853, dated June 3,1884.

Application filed September 14, 1883. (No model.)

To an whom it map concern! Be it known that I, J OHN RINGEN, of the cityof- St. Louis, in the State of Missouri, have invented a certain new anduseful Improvement in Gasoline-Stove Attachments, of which the followingis a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, and in which-Figure 1 is a top View of a gasoline-stove with my improved attachmentapplied, and Fig. 2 is a side elevation of same. Fig. 3 is a detail viewof the top of the reservoir. Figs. 4. and 5 are vertical sections takenon lineei 5, Fig. 3, Fig. 4. showing the cap to the reservoir closed andthe guard-plate over the cap, and Fig. 5 showing .the guard-plate at oneside and the cap open. Fig. 6 is a detail vertical section taken on line6 6, Fig. 1.

My invention relates to those attachments for extinguishing the burnersof vapor-stoves in which a vertical shaft carrying a, guard plate or armfor protecting the filling-opening is employed.

The object of my invention is to provide means by which any uncertaintyas to whether the burners will be opened when the shaft is turned toreplace the guard plate or arm is avoided.

To this end my invention consists in providing an attachment in whichthe shifting of the guard plate or arm in a direction to permit thefilling of the reservoir to be accomplished turns off the burners, whilethe turning of the guard plate or arm over the fillingorifice will notoperate to turn the burners on, the latter remaining closed until openedby other means.

Referring to the drawings, A represents a gasoline-stove of ordinaryconstruction. The valves of the burners are provided with levers B, ortheir equivalents, by which they are opened and closed. I have shown thelevers which are represented in the patent granted to Chas. A.Stockstrom, July 18, 1882, No. 261,403; but I do not confine myself tothis form of lever or to any particular form.

0 represents a vertical rock-shaft journaled in suitable bearings, andpassing up through or in close proximity to the reservoir A of thestove. Secured to the upper end of the shaft is a guard plate orprojection, O, that by turning the shaft can be brought over thefillingopening in the top of the reservoir, through which the oil ispoured. The shaft is turned by means of a lever, D, secured to its lowerend. The lever is connected by means of a rod or arm, I, to a sleeve, J,on a supportingrod, L, secured to the stove. On the sleeve is aprojection or projections,.J, which come against the lever or levers B,if the valve or valves are open, as the lever D is pulled out, closingthe valve or valves.

The operation is as follows: Supposing the lever D to be close upagainst the stove, as shown by dotted lines, Fig. 1. The sleeve J willbe moved back and the projections thereon into the position shown bydotted lines, Fig. 2, and the plate 0 will be over the oi1-hole, asshown in Fig. 4. When these parts are in this position, it will be seenthat the valve-levers B can be moved back and forth at will to open andclose the valves without being interfered with by the attachment. Now,suppose one or more of the valves to be open, and it is desired to fillor pour oil into the reservoir, it first becomes necessary to turn theshaft 0 to get the plate from over the oil-hole. This can only be doneby taking hold of the free end of the lever D and moving it outward fromthe stove, (see Figs. 1 and 2,) and in doing this the sleeve J is pulledalong its supporting-rod, the lever of the valve that is open beingengaged by the projection on the sleeve and moved to close the valve andextinguish the fire, if the burner is lighted, which takes place beforethe plate 0 is removed from over the oil-hole. It will thus be seen thatit is impossible to pour oil into the reservoir while the valves areopen, thus avoiding danger of explosions if the burners are lighted, andthe escape of oil if the burners are not lighted. WVhen the lever D isturned back against the stove, the valves are not thereby opened, butremain turned off, and are free to be operated independently.

The invention can be applied to a stovehaving one or more burners.

I have shown it applied to a stove having three burners.

Instead of the projections J being secured to a sleeve,-tl1ey may besecured to a rod supported in suitable bearings and adapted to slideback and forth.

' The plate 0 may be made to open the cover A of the oil-holeautomatically by having a projection or teat, 0 on its under side, whichas the plate is turned comes against a teat, A, on the cover. (See Figs.at and 5.)

I claim as my invention 1. In combination with the reservoir of avapor-stove, a movable guard-plate adapted to control thefilling-opening, and so connected with a burner valve that on moving theguard-plate for the purpose of filling the reservoir the flow of thevapor to the burner will be out off, while moving the guard-plate overthe opening will not operate the valve.

2. The combination, with a burner and guard-plate shaft, of avsleeve orred connected to the shaft, and having a projection open, ative to closethe burner when moved in one direction, and inoperative to open theburner when moved in the opposite direction.

3. In a vapor-stove, a guard-plate for controlling the filling-openingof the reservoir, secured to the upper end of a rock-shaft, in

the shaft, for operating it, andasliding sleeve connected to the saidlever and provided with projections which come against suitablevalvelevers to turn off but not open the valves as the rock-shaft isturned, for the purpose set forth.

5. In a vapor-stove, the combination of a vertical rock-shaft, a platesecured to the upper end of the shaft, a lever secured to the shaft, asliding sleeve supported on a stationary rod and provided withprojections, an arm or red for connecting the sleeve and lever of therock-shaft, and the valve-levers to receive the impact of theprojections by which the valves are turned oil, but not on, all anranged and operating substantiallyas and for the purpose set forth.

GEO. H. KNIGHT, Enw. E. ISRAEL.

